Additionally, I just received this in the email today about a certain drink I may encounter in Kenya. I says, "Chang’a-homebrewed liquor. Chang’a is made from a wide variety of fermented foods including berries, milk, or honey." Sounds delicious doesn't it? A drink made from honey, but imagine my horror when I read the next line, "Take care because sometimes it can be laced with poisons such as methanol." I am completely unsure of the logic behind lacing it with a poison, but nevertheless I'll probably pass on this form of Grandpa's cough syrup.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Only 10 Days To Go
Well I leave for Kenya in less than a week and a half and I feel utterly unprepared. In a sense I knew my departure was coming up quickly, yet I also feel like it has somehow crept up on me and left me in a state of extreme unpreparedness. I think to what I need to take and can't fathom what I will need. I think of what I'll need and am unsure of what to take. With only ten short days to go I should probably figure this out, but that is part of the adventure I suppose. The sense of not knowing what is and is not necessary for a summer in Africa.
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It's probably not purposefully laced with methanol - it's what can happen when you home brew - you get methanol instead of ethanol. Enjoy! haha just kidding - you'll probably be fine. You've got to try everything once, right?
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Remember your camera! The most important item. Your going to be a pro photographer when you get back, I know it. You'll have to teach me the tricks of the trade. Document everything! I'll miss you! I'm glad you made this blog, it's fun. I'll have to post some of these in the State News while your gone...to add onto the other highly regarded articles that you put in.
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